nytimes May 29, 2021 12:00am He Came to Berlin to Change the World. Then the World Changed Berlin. #contenttypepersonalprofile #volksbuhne #berlingermany #theater #classicalmusic #nijenhuisjohnhenrysirhenry #news He Came to Berlin to Change the World. Then the World Changed Berlin. The Volksbühne theater’s longtime musical director Sir Henry arrived amid a post-Cold War artistic flowering in the city. The musician bemoans what followed.